The Threepenny Review: Market Spotlight
For this week’s market spotlight, we look at The Threepenny Review, a quarterly literary publication of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
The Threepenny Review is a quarterly literary publication that publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Established in 1980, this publication has offices in Berkeley and New York.
The editors say, "Each issue contains new poetry, short fiction, personal memoirs, and essays on books, film, theater, dance, music, architecture, visual arts, television, and politics. Of the total 6,000+ circulation, about 4,000 are long-term paid subscribers, making The Threepenny Review one of the largest literary journals in the country."
This market pays authors $400 per story or article and $200 per poem or Table Talk piece.
What They're Looking For
The Threepenny Review seeks poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews in various genres. While there are exceptions, articles should be 1,200 to 2,500 words; Table Talk should be 1,000 words or fewer; stories and memoirs can be up to 4,000 words; and poetry should be no longer than 100 lines.
The editors say, "We strongly recommend that you stay within our length limits."
How to Submit
Potential writers can submit their work either via post (The Editors, The Threepenny Review, P.O. Box 9131, Berkeley CA 94709) or their online submission form.
Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Editor of Writer's Digest, which includes managing the content on WritersDigest.com and programming virtual conferences. He's the author of 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Also, he's the editor of Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Guide to Literary Agents. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
